Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-26

1 Whit y true OF Shnkespeare's male crea.
~ - lo1 true Of his female characterA
- ~ nnd Shakespeare's women TO b
t1mltypes and representative heads OF the
= Eious Hmilies and Glasses OF women and,
e. Dlo1od before, there y no better way to get
oouErect and thorough understanding OF
o1nn lhan TO study her nature - developed
M GnAIyssd BY the bard Of Avon.
"a - mAy be interesting just here to note that
1870 the deep insight Shakespeare had
~ ~ true nature OF woman, when 1t came
NJ peactical test he was found sorely de-
ooont In Q true knowledge OF her. We all
Sn01 what fatal blunder he made In his
u 4eaco Of . congeniai partner, when, in his
|an1neeoenth year, he married Ann Hathaway,
~ woman eight years older than himself, and
- no doubt found to his sorrow that Ann
16a-way, and decided one at thAt-st
- No are led to suppose she had things
~ 6rs told dissatisfaction and nuptial
4 I1eappolntment soon compelled hun to leave
- wife and 60 TO London. In later years
= ooppooKD to bo anxious TO shin the blame
~ lack OF insIght from his shoulders on
x fAoeo Of the innocent little Cupid for In
= Midsummer Nights Dream" lie declares,
ss8Iovs lcoks not with the syss. but with the
GHs ass
xf DocAuso In choice he is 30 oft beguiled."
h Ill this - 1t may, the truth OF the fact IL
plainly evident that though Shakespeare gave
10 the world the best and truest analysis Of
y cmsn's nature, yet he himself failed to read
her correctly when 1t came to practical test,
concerned, and his future happiness depend
i 81 npon . judicious choice OF q vita.
Wv 8ad Shakespeare been OF q misanthropic
torn of mind, this adverse and premature
!slogmtnAti0u Of his youths love dream might
NElHvo Dcured and embittered him against
o0ankind In general and, like Byron, he
sm1Ght have used his mighty genius In max
8Lo4 I'll outhusiasm and constsncy OF woman's
ii ~ appear painfully ridiculous. But
s UAakeapeMe was above this and though he
+ n1m1ol1 tasted the wOrmwOOd OF disap.
4 tnlntsd love, he did not fail to discern
I'D do full justice to the true poetic richness
4 Sn0d doeppess Of love ~ embodied In ideal
t.Womanhood. In fact 1t 10 this element in
HyQennn's nature that he has the most fully
S1eveaOped and thoroughly analy zed in all its
synEiod forms and manifestations.
*S Lave with man IL much like An outer coat,
ya1eh hs can put on and throw OIL at his
NH1QopuTe-A mere infatusti0n, ana too often
80 unholy passion. Love with woman In
E0ovor m idle fascination 1t u her dominant
SN6on. Il IL true and pure fame OF un.
ontro1able emotion that leaps from the
f4eepose depths Of her soul and permeatss her
#lneae being 1t becomes part OF herself-is
39 - her very lifa Man loves often and
- time; woman loves once and forever
Il ~ beautiful and strtking instance OF
4 ~ ~ have In Shakespeare's Juliet Be,
- eho meets Romeo st her fathers least,
Mloye b unknown 70 her. Being maiden OF
f1Ao South abe naturally has an impulsive and
eqm1e 70 her like fash Of joy. Romeo has
<Z1oaeed her fancy by his gallant and manly
1ooginga-her love flows out TO him like
onn-tldss surging up from the depths OF her
kjnned q the sovereign.lord OF her heart
q ~ = her first aud only love She can no
E'lmogo live without II than she can exist with.
'Ypu1 the air she breathee. She discovers
{ - iate that he Is one OF the hated Montagues
that "her only love has sprung from her
sealy hate" How willing she is to give up ali
II - him, ~ bewaillng the fact that he is the
i l1ly s0n OF her falher's great enemy she ex-
\ 54tmss not knowing that he IL under her
111ecny window listening to her maiden
x1oQs1nes:
no Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo >
4eny thy father and refuse thy name
~ Vs y thou WIT not, be but sworn my love.
'S A1A lIi NO longer be u Ca3ulet."
And how implicitly she confidss In,
z A and believes him! For when, to
EUpem upon her the sincerity and dura.
t49uY OF bis love, he IL about TO swear by
HHFqnder blessed moon that tips with silver
ee,se irait.trse tops" she quickly inter.
susar not by the moon. the inconstant
~ nosshly changes in her e,rc,ed orb.
lSeoa Wilt swear by thv gracIou, self,
y IA 4 sssi!sSs sSs yea ,Sss.S e M 'd0iA'r"
Nemeo n her king and her god. She
l0 - soon distrust her own love for him,
Geecs the kenuineness OF his for her. She
e0e heSs y true, and she believes his to bs
me And though afterwards her days
~ ~ though the hour came unlocked
4 vh,ch brought quick despair, the hour
e Win doom that turned wedding glad
- INTO eepulchral silence, aud made the
s - ne bridal chamber, yet we feel a. II her
~ o!o not perish, nor did It tor By Shake
soc eeoius 1t u among the things which
= = not pleasant 70 doubt the purity and
neos1ty OF Rome0's love for this noble girl;
~ are compelled to regard the honesty
~ passion In . pfoblematical light For
9 We nTN make bis acqusintsncs we lind
noaG over heels In love with Rosaline,
oeeply beWatltng the bitter fact that she
Sv4 not 10 bit with Cupid's sroV.O
~ 0iks and thinks Of nothing hut Rosa.
= ~ ond manifests his paaaiou In eli sorts of
1ho0e and abaurd wayA But the moment
9eee Juliet he becomes Infatuated Win
oenfy instantly the fair Rosalins 10
end Juliet usuvps her place In hs
A11gk And though he remains true 10
noon I'LL thec climax of the traRedy,
Nesy !eason 70 believe thai, had tke
- ont o. new faco sfruck his
80 you)A have shared the
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